Fivemiletown: Man charged with two counts of attempted murder
Detectives investigating an incident when three police cars were damaged after being rammed by a tractor in Fivemiletown have charged a man.
The 25-year-old man faces 14 charges including two counts of attempted murder, three of criminal damage, driving when unfit through drink or drugs, driving while disqualified and other motoring-related offences.
The charges relate to an incident on Tattenabuddagh Lane just after midnight as police investigated reports of a drink driver.
He is due to appear before Enniskillen Magistrates' Court on Monday, 26th September.
Speaking yesterday, Detective Inspector Snoddy said: "This was a reckless and cowardly incident which has left three of our police vehicles off the road affecting our service delivery in the Mid Ulster area. There is also the impact in terms of our officers' welfare, as well as the cost of repairs to the vehicle.
"If it were not for our officers taking evasive action to avoid the oncoming tractor, I have no doubt that officers would have been seriously injured or killed."